redditstuck vol 3 booklet commentary

4 files changed, 268 insertions, 59 deletions

diff --git a/album/more-homestuck-fandom.yaml b/album/more-homestuck-fandom.yaml
index 14b12a97..a361af9d 100644
--- a/album/more-homestuck-fandom.yaml
+++ b/album/more-homestuck-fandom.yaml
@@ -2283,62 +2283,6 @@ URLs:
 Referenced Tracks:
 - track:unintentional-touhou
 ---
-Track: Wanderlust
-Directory: wanderlust-canmt
-Always Reference By Directory: true
-Artists:
-- Gordian
-Duration: '3:52'
-URLs:
-- https://soundcloud.com/realbillwatterson/wander-f
-Lyrics: |-
-    Sometimes I think about the stars
-    And Mercury and Mars
-    Knowin' I'll get to go someday
-    But then they finally come around
-    So high above the ground
-    And the feeling goes away
-    I used to wait for something more
-    To walk in through the door
-    Something I never thought I'd do
-    I guess I figured that by now
-    I'd have some kind of plan
-    Really the opposite is true
-    And it doesn't matter just how long
-    That the dream is s'posed to be
-    Cause I wanna wake up anyway
-    If they knew what I could do
-    The things that I've been through
-    They wouldn't make me have to stay
-    Running away from all my fears
-    And stopping all the tears
-    Things I was never meant to do
-    I hope you'll understand someday
-    I can't afford to stay
-    Clearly my waiting days are through
-    And it doesn't matter just how long
-    That the dream is s'posed to be
-    Cause I wanna wake up anyway
-    If they knew what I could do
-    The things that I've been through
-    They wouldn't make me have to stay
-
-    Look out the window at the stars
-    And through the iron bars
-    Looks like the sky is turning blue
-    I know what people always say
-    No one's made it all the way
-    I'm starting to think it might be true
-    And it doesn't matter just how long
-    That the dream is s'posed to be
-    Cause I wanna wake up anyway
-    If they knew what I could do
-    And the shit that I've been through
-    They wouldn't make me have to stay
-    And it doesn't matter just how long
-    That the dream was s'posed to be
-    Cause I had to wake up anyway
----
 Section: From the Paradox Music Team
 ---
 Track: All Alone
diff --git a/album/redditstuck-vol-2.yaml b/album/redditstuck-vol-2.yaml
index 7266fc84..6501c55a 100644
--- a/album/redditstuck-vol-2.yaml
+++ b/album/redditstuck-vol-2.yaml
@@ -269,7 +269,7 @@ Cover Artists:
 Art Tags:
 - Skaia
 Referenced Tracks:
--
+- Frieden
 Commentary: |-
     <i>Gordian:</i> ([SoundCloud description](https://soundcloud.com/realbillwatterson/gnade), 9/30/2016)
 
diff --git a/album/redditstuck-vol-3.yaml b/album/redditstuck-vol-3.yaml
index f2523b6c..ffc6191a 100644
--- a/album/redditstuck-vol-3.yaml
+++ b/album/redditstuck-vol-3.yaml
@@ -25,6 +25,12 @@ Color: '#63d05e'
 Groups:
 - Redditstuck
 - Fandom
+Additional Files:
+- Title: Album Booklet
+  Files:
+  - Redditstuck Volume 3.pdf
+---
+Section: Main album
 ---
 Track: Burnt Bridges
 Artists:
@@ -40,8 +46,18 @@ Art Tags:
 - Skaia
 Referenced Tracks:
 -
+Commentary: |-
+    <i>pragmaticNihilist:</i> (composer, booklet commentary)
+
+    I made this song because of Evan’s conversation with Josh, which particularly struck me. It leaves a lot of room for potential character development; in fact, it gives me the impression that Evan will reach a breaking point, hence the more powerful end to this track. Evan tries so hard to please that he may just end up isolating himself.
+
+    <i>HeyItsKane:</i> (track artist, booklet commentary)
+
+    I decided i was going to do something without lineart for once, and i’m honestly surprised that it wasn’t completely terrible.
 ---
 Track: Down Vice Street
+Additional Names:
+- Jazz-Funk.als (project filename)
 Artists:
 - Kal-la-kal-la
 Contributors:
@@ -56,6 +72,16 @@ Art Tags:
 - LoCaH (Redditstuck)
 Referenced Tracks:
 -
+Commentary: |-
+    <i>Kal-la-kal-la:</i> (composer, booklet commentary)
+
+    Jazz... jazz is good. I decided I wanted to make a jazz-funk style track for the Land of Casinos and Hedonism, and indeed, for a while the project file for this track was just called Jazz-Funk.als. I worked out the chords at the piano, and had a lot of fun working out the bass part, which is intended to drive the track.
+
+    <i>David Burt:</i> (track artist, booklet commentary)
+
+    Do not let the title of this track deceive you, this is a land of Blackjack and hookers. The blackjack is rigged, and the hookers like to dance. They’re also green and feel like pool table felt.
+
+    This land shot was definitely a challenge, as the panel went through several iterations before it wasn't too much of an eyesore. Originally there were many more neon signs and a massive slot machine in the distance, glowing through the fog. However the team agreed with me that there were too many things to look at. I didn't want to take too much attention away from lady liberty’s saucy sister.
 ---
 Track: Sparkle Fairy
 Artists:
@@ -69,6 +95,14 @@ Art Tags:
 - LoRaS (Redditstuck)
 Referenced Tracks:
 -
+Commentary: |-
+    <i>Gordian:</i> (composer, booklet commentary)
+
+    so glad this fucking song is done
+
+    <i>BlueChaos:</i> (track artist, booklet commentary)
+
+    First time drawing a background, and it probably turned out to be shit but let’s enjoy this amazing track
 ---
 Track: (That's) Inadvisable
 Artists:
@@ -83,6 +117,14 @@ Art Tags:
 - Tomesprite (Redditstuck)
 Referenced Tracks:
 -
+Commentary: |-
+    <i>Commander Cello:</i> (composer, booklet commentary)
+
+    I just really wanted to make a song for Tomesprite, so I did. I think I finished it a couple of days after Tomesprite was revealed. It was also fun playing with synths, which I hope to do more of in the future.
+
+    <i>HeyItsKane:</i> (track artist, booklet commentary)
+
+    My main focus was going into more detail with tomesprite’s face. Admittedly the sev i drew could probably have used a bit more work, but the thing’s already done.
 ---
 Track: COblivion
 Directory: co-blivion
@@ -112,6 +154,10 @@ Art Tags:
 - Derse
 Referenced Tracks:
 -
+Commentary: |-
+    <i>Memory//REWRITE:</i> (track artist, booklet commentary)
+
+    This was 99% procrastination. I was too busy playing with my Korg synth up to the point that I spent about 30 minutes actually making this piece
 ---
 Track: Clear Voyance
 Artists:
@@ -132,6 +178,14 @@ Art Tags:
 - Anton (Redditstuck)
 Referenced Tracks:
 - track:gnade-redditstuck
+Commentary: |-
+    <i>Gordian:</i> (composer, booklet commentary)
+
+    not even joking, this song is actually about religion and how evan’s qualities embody it as a whole. see if you can figure that one out fuckers
+
+    <i>Quinn Harlock:</i> (track artist, booklet commentary)
+
+    I just did what I thought looked cool, with help from Gordian.
 ---
 Track: Swing and a Miss
 Artists:
@@ -145,6 +199,14 @@ Art Tags:
 - Tom (Redditstuck)
 Referenced Tracks:
 - Pinkie's Brew
+Commentary: |-
+    <i>Bin:</i> (composer, booklet commentary)
+
+    This was originally supposed to be in the Windwaker soundfont, but I gave up on that after five minutes. Instead, I used my trademark saxophone that I stole from [[artist:kal-la-kal-la|Kal]], as well as my trademark accordion/melodica/bandoneon. And also my trademark Kapp’n guitar, which also happens to sound really good as a bass. Additional shoutout to SGM drums for being good in literally everything. Man, I love soundfonts. Anyway, this song was a lot of fun to make, and hopefully fun to listen to as well.
+
+    <i>Set0Kaiba:</i> (track artist, booklet commentary)
+
+    Ass kicked by a statue, who doesn’t have feet. or hands
 ---
 Track: Attendre
 Artists:
@@ -166,6 +228,14 @@ Art Tags:
 - 'cw: body horror'
 Referenced Tracks:
 -
+Commentary: |-
+    <i>Husr:</i> (composer, booklet commentary)
+
+    As seconds pass into minutes and minutes into hours, the dreary tedium of amusing oneself can begin to wear one down. <i>Attendre</i> attempts to capture that boredom- inflicted deterioration.
+
+    <i>Bin:</i> (track artist, booklet commentary)
+
+    Husr gave me free rein over track art, more or less, which was probably a bad idea on his part, considering the end result. It's a bit of a loose interpretation of "waiting for time to pass," but I think it still embodies the central themes of frustration and tedium. Anyway, sprites look bad when you rotate them, so I put a radial blur over the whole thing so people would thing it was intentional. You tend to pick up on these kinds of tricks when you're a master artist like I am.
 ---
 Track: Bushito
 Artists:
@@ -181,6 +251,16 @@ Art Tags:
 # - Bladekind
 Referenced Tracks:
 -
+Commentary: |-
+    <i>Commander Cello:</i> (composer, booklet commentary)
+
+    This song represents how Sev wants to be cool, calm, and collected, like some sort of main character in an anime. Except he’s not, have you SEEN the dude? So everything falls apart at the end.
+
+    Big thanks to the other people on the Redditstuck album team, I couldn’t have made it sound good without them.
+
+    <i>Radical Dude 42:</i> (track artist, booklet commentary)
+
+    <span style="font-family: Comic Sans MS, cursive">It’s sev as a shitty samurai. He made the armour himself.</span>
 ---
 Track: Smut Mania
 Artists:
@@ -194,6 +274,14 @@ Art Tags:
 - Sev (Redditstuck)
 - 'cw: genitalia'
 - 'cw: blood'
+Commentary: |-
+    <i>Gordian:</i> (composer, booklet commentary)
+
+    the original gordian rs song. finally here performing for you
+
+    <i>Gordian:</i> (track artist, booklet commentary)
+
+    wow another art with words in the background. hilarious and original
 ---
 Track: Kotomundi
 Artists:
@@ -207,6 +295,14 @@ Art Tags:
 - LoVaT (Redditstuck)
 Referenced Tracks:
 -
+Commentary: |-
+    <i>Bin:</i> (composer, booklet commentary)
+
+    I started this one way back in April, so I’m glad that it finally gets to see the light of day. The process was very similar to [[Saoshyant]], mostly consisting of messing around with drum patterns and going ham with the strings. The Touhou Japanese influence started to leak in after a while, and I was powerless to stop it. For the majority of the song, the melody is driven by a koto, with support from a shamisen, though they switch places in the latter half. The shakuhachi makes a brief cameo in the middle, because the weebs have their hands in everything. Finally, I’m officially suing [[artist:gordian|Gordian]] for stealing this song. You’ll hear from my lawyers.
+
+    <i>XenoZane:</i> (track artist, booklet commentary)
+
+    This art brought to you courtesy of GIMP's "Smooth stroke" feature
 ---
 Track: Ypsilanti
 Artists:
@@ -215,12 +311,20 @@ Duration: '2:12'
 URLs:
 - https://redditstuckmusic.bandcamp.com/track/ypsilanti
 Cover Artists:
-- artist:lazicful
+- Lazicful
 Art Tags:
 - LoRaS (Redditstuck)
 Referenced Tracks:
 -
 Commentary: |-
+    <i>Kal-la-kal-la:</i> (composer, booklet commentary)
+
+    I endeavoured to express a feeling of ‘stasis’ with this track. The title comes from the name of a song by Sufjan Stevens, [‘For the Widows In Paradise, For The Fatherless In Ypsilanti’](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vWb_sK18pgw). When first I heard the song I had no idea that Paradise and Ypsilanti are the names of towns in the US State of Michigan. As such I assumed Ypsilanti was some sort of term that referred to purgatory, corresponding to paradise. And that’s what this track is meant to represent, my idea of what ‘purgatory’ sounds like. Distant echoes in caverns of ice. What does that have to do with Redditstuck, you might ask? You’ll see.
+
+    <i>Lazicful:</i> (track artist, booklet commentary)
+
+    After a lot of artistic consideration I ultimately decided to go with the 2 things that come to mind when I hear stasis and icy cave; stalagmites and bricks, for what is more static than a brick? I also thought to myself, ”what would be a fitting choice of color for such a cool, cold cavern?” Blue! Blue is a very cold color, it all added up! And so I decided to make the image purely consist of blues, to truly convey the isolated feeling of a desolate area with truckloads of “stasis”. The track utilises a lot of, bear with me here it’s going to get a little music theory-y, “echo and reverb”, noises that are supposed to simulate sound hitting distant walls. And since the echoing is so intense, it made sense for the area to be positively huge!
+
     <i>foreverFlummoxed:</i> ([Redditstuck Discord](https://discord.com/channels/238016456804007937/353401057004617739/1242011638719316020), excerpt, 5/20/2024)
 
     for volume 3: does Ypsilanti show a known location/planet?
@@ -243,6 +347,16 @@ Art Tags:
 - Jay (Redditstuck)
 Referenced Tracks:
 -
+Commentary: |-
+    <i>Gordian:</i> (composer, booklet commentary)
+
+    this song is so old but its finally on a fucking album
+
+    the trap drums were originally a joke inspired by TYBP but i think they work unironically
+
+    <i>Austinado:</i> (track artist, booklet commentary)
+
+    I wanted to make something that wasn’t just in the MSPA style for this track. Sadly though I’ve been doing nothing but MSPA style due to working on Vast Error’s EOA1 for weeks before I was meant to do this so I feel the end product isn’t the best representation of what I can do. I really like the shading I gave DD here though.
 ---
 Track: Robot
 Directory: robot-redditstuck
@@ -262,6 +376,14 @@ Art Tags:
 - Earth
 Referenced Tracks:
 - Smut Mania
+Commentary: |-
+    <i>Gordian:</i> (composer, booklet commentary)
+
+    who knows how this will ever be used ;0 ;0 ;0
+
+    <i>HeyItsKane:</i> (track artist, booklet commentary)
+
+    This is a heart-rending image showing fan-favorite satellite mere moments before tragedy struck.
 ---
 Track: sev
 Artists:
@@ -279,6 +401,14 @@ Referenced Tracks:
 - track:hyperion-redditstuck
 - Calmshit
 - Admiral Bone-To-Pick
+Commentary: |-
+    <i>Gordian:</i> (composer, booklet commentary)
+
+    this song isnt that old. insert joke about [[group:canmt|CANMT]] leitmotifs here. lmk if it sucks
+
+    <i>Quinn Harlock:</i> (track artist, booklet commentary)
+
+    Idk i just like sev, so i chose this one. Since it was just Sev as the cover, I thought of doing the most important thing about him so i did him with his Time Instrument. Not much else to say i guess.
 ---
 Track: Bygone
 Directory: bygone-redditstuck
@@ -300,6 +430,18 @@ Art Tags:
 - Eve (Redditstuck)
 Referenced Tracks:
 -
+Commentary: |-
+    <i>Bin:</i> (composer, booklet commentary)
+
+    As some of you might be able to tell, I took influence from an obscure indie game by the name of
+
+    <img src="media/misc/undertale-logo.png" width="332" height="33" align="center" pixelate inline>
+
+    Though the mellow piano technically comes from Earthbound and the clarinet comes from the Megadrive soundfont, the aesthetic is pretty blatantly on display here. If you’re not currently experiencing an immense bout of NOSTALGIA, you obviously have no business listening to music at all.
+
+    <i>Radical Dude 42:</i> (track artist, booklet commentary)
+
+    <span style="font-family: Comic Sans MS, cursive">Past Luke is stylin’, yo.</span>
 Review Points:
 - Date Recorded: June 1, 2024
   Field: Art Tags
@@ -320,6 +462,14 @@ Art Tags:
 - Altair (Redditstuck)
 Referenced Tracks:
 - Frieden
+Commentary: |-
+    <i>Gordian:</i> (composer, booklet commentary)
+
+    the original german-title- gordian-song. hope you like it
+
+    <i>Radical Dude 42:</i> (track artist, booklet commentary)
+
+    <span style="font-family: Comic Sans MS, cursive">Altair is the calm <em>in</em> the storm.</span>
 ---
 Track: Coltish
 Artists:
@@ -333,6 +483,108 @@ Art Tags:
 - Horses
 Referenced Tracks:
 -
+Commentary: |-
+    <i>Kal-la-kal-la:</i> (composer, booklet commentary)
+
+    I was playing about at the piano when I found this chord progression, and I thought it was pretty pleasing. Ran to the computer, clicked in the chords and improvised over them on the accordion, then added the rest of the instrumentation and mixed it. I was aiming to give the whole piece a cosy, nostalgic feeling, like a fond memory of something past that one might calming. The e-piano with delay reminded me of the Volume 1 track [[Colt Blooded]] by jjpollution, which was written as a theme for Luke, and I figured Gallopsby to be something that would be associated with happy memories for Luke.
+
+    <i>Radical Dude 42:</i> (track artist, booklet commentary)
+
+    <span style="font-family: Comic Sans MS, cursive">Old horsograph</span>
+---
+Track: Wanderlust
+Directory: wanderlust-redditstuck
+Always Reference By Directory: true
+Additional Names:
+- Name: >-
+    wanderlust_0
+  Annotation: >-
+    [SoundCloud](https://soundcloud.com/realbillwatterson/wander-f)
+Artists:
+- Gordian
+Cover Artists:
+- ConstaChymic
+- Bin
+Cover Art File Extension: jpg
+Art Tags:
+- Chelsea (Redditstuck)
+Duration: '3:52'
+URLs:
+- https://soundcloud.com/realbillwatterson/wander-f
+Lyrics: |-
+    Sometimes I think about the stars
+    And Mercury and Mars
+    Knowin' I'll get to go someday
+    But then they finally come around
+    So high above the ground
+    And the feeling goes away
+    I used to wait for something more
+    To walk in through the door
+    Something I never thought I'd do
+    I guess I figured that by now
+    I'd have some kind of plan
+    Really the opposite is true
+    And it doesn't matter just how long
+    That the dream is s'posed to be
+    Cause I wanna wake up anyway
+    If they knew what I could do
+    The things that I've been through
+    They wouldn't make me have to stay
+    Running away from all my fears
+    And stopping all the tears
+    Things I was never meant to do
+    I hope you'll understand someday
+    I can't afford to stay
+    Clearly my waiting days are through
+    And it doesn't matter just how long
+    That the dream is s'posed to be
+    Cause I wanna wake up anyway
+    If they knew what I could do
+    The things that I've been through
+    They wouldn't make me have to stay
+
+    Look out the window at the stars
+    And through the iron bars
+    Looks like the sky is turning blue
+    I know what people always say
+    No one's made it all the way
+    I'm starting to think it might be true
+    And it doesn't matter just how long
+    That the dream is s'posed to be
+    Cause I wanna wake up anyway
+    If they knew what I could do
+    And the shit that I've been through
+    They wouldn't make me have to stay
+    And it doesn't matter just how long
+    That the dream was s'posed to be
+    Cause I had to wake up anyway
+Commentary: |-
+    <i>Gordian:</i> (composer, booklet commentary)
+
+    song written by me. we considered a version without words but that would defeat the point. i guess we all agreed on how intrinsic they were.
+
+    this was actually a song about Chelsea to begin with - or at least, my interpretation of her character, and not a canon representation. In a way, it’s about how relatable chelsea is, to me. this is me basically saying “it’s not lore you dunkass”.
+
+    <i>ConstaChymic:</i> (track artist, booklet commentary)
+
+    I was gonna make the image just like I do other drawings, but then I remembered that most of the artstyle for HS related stuff is no AA lines, so I made it pixel lines. This kinda made it not turn out the way I wanted, because I’m terribad with pixelated lines, but I dont really think I wanna change it.
+
+    <i>Bin:</i> (assistant artist, booklet commentary)
+
+    I've never played Persona, but I thought the "desaturated person on saturated background" thing was cool, so I did it to Consta's art. I also added the weird black and white shadow things for a wacky 3D effect. Basically, Consta did all the hard work and I messed around in Photoshop for like 20 minutes. Please direct all praise to Consta.
+
+    <i>Gordian:</i> ([SoundCloud description](https://soundcloud.com/realbillwatterson/wander-f), excerpt, 3/28/2017)
+
+    the zero stands for zero talent.<br>
+    song and piano by me
+
+    <i>Gordian:</i> ([SoundCloud artwork](https://soundcloud.com/realbillwatterson/wander-f), 3/28/2017)
+
+    <img src="media/misc/wanderlust-soundcloud.jpg" width="300">
+
+    <i>Quasar Nebula:</i> (wiki editor)
+
+    We've placed this track between [[track:coltish]] and [[track:unreal-city]], matching its position in the album's commentary booklet.
 ---
 Track: Unreal City
 Artists:
@@ -360,3 +612,16 @@ Commentary: |-
     Gliding wrapt in a brown mantle, hooded<br>
     I do not know whether a man or a woman<br>
     —But who is that on the other side of you?
+
+    <i>Kal-la-kal-la:</i> (composer, booklet commentary)
+
+    <i>Unreal city,<br>
+    Over the brown fog of a winter dawn,<br>
+    A crowd flowed over London Bridge so many,<br>
+    I had not thought death had undone so many.</i>
+
+    With this track I attempted to embody the eerie feeling I associate with Derse. The track is in 7/4 because that’s the best time sig, with various industrial drum loops that were originally in 4/4 cut together to create the beat. There are various elements that aren’t in sync with the rhythm of the track and are more textural than anything else, intended to represent the sound of things heard far away. The piano track is particularly inspired by the piano from the song [‘Condition Oakland’](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZWRdSSZNGCE) by Jawbreaker.
+
+    <i>HeyItsKane:</i> (track artist, booklet commentary)
+
+    I decided I wanted to try and do a detailed image of derse, because the song is about derse and i’m apparently a masochist.
diff --git a/album/the-ballad-of-megan-pouring.yaml b/album/the-ballad-of-megan-pouring.yaml
index 942051e4..cf405589 100644
--- a/album/the-ballad-of-megan-pouring.yaml
+++ b/album/the-ballad-of-megan-pouring.yaml
@@ -136,4 +136,4 @@ Referenced Tracks:
 - Feel Good Inc.
 - Homestuck Anthem
 - Bridal Chorus
-- track:wanderlust-canmt
+- track:wanderlust-redditstuck